#981 Chief Health Officer, Medical Officer 6, Department of Veterans’ Affairs

All applications must be submitted via the Departments careers page.

The Department of Veterans’ Affairs is seeking applications from talented and highly motivated individuals to fill the role of Chief Health Officer (Medical Officer 6), in the Chief Health Officer Division.

As the department’s Chief Health Officer, you will be a key member of the senior leadership team. You will support the Executive in the provision of advice to the Australian Government and contribute to the leadership, management and strategic direction setting of the department. You will manage, develop and implement major government and departmental initiatives; participate in both departmental and whole-of-government forums; and contribute to corporate leadership and capability development, including building high performing teams.

Our ideal candidate will provide advice and support to Ministers and the department across the full range of health issues confronting the Australian Veteran community.

You will also be responsible for leading the professional development of the department’s medical officers, maintaining high-quality relationships between the department, the medical profession, medical colleges, universities and other key stakeholders. To succeed in this high-profile and demanding role, you will need to be an acknowledged leader in your chosen medical specialty with substantial clinical experience. You will have a comprehensive understanding of Australia’s health care system, including Commonwealth and state/territory interactions, and a good appreciation of future national health care challenges. Your demonstrated capacity to engage senior stakeholders and to broker decisions through collaboration and consensus will be complemented by political sensitivity and high-level policy advisory and leadership skills. This is an exciting opportunity to take a lead role in helping deliver better health and wellbeing outcomes for all Australian veterans.